# Elasticsearch user authentication using java client with open source plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-authentication-using-java-client-with-open-source-plugin/55719>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-authentication-using-java-client-with-open-source-plugin/55719 "2016-07-18T04:42:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lavakush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lavakush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lavakush)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-authentication-using-java-client-with-open-source-plugin/55719/1 "2016-07-18T04:42:33Z")

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I want to implement elasticsearch user authentication using java client . is there any open source plugin available to achieve so? I do not wish to use shield.

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**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-authentication-using-java-client-with-open-source-plugin/55719/2 "2016-07-18T11:33:33Z")

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Some body says its working. Try this once

> [@Shield Alternative](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shield-alternative/51891):
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> I protected Kibana and elasticsearch with shield. The problem is it's only 30-day trial. Is there another way to protect Kibana and elasticsearch and how to do it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-user-authentication-using-java-client-with-open-source-plugin/55719/3 "2017-07-05T22:34:44Z")

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